Typical power consumption: 120mA and transmitting 300mA (8 Ohm speaker) Some information about the device: it uses 12V direct current, operating voltage range from 9V to 16V, standby power consumption is 300 micro Amps.
#Bluetooth handsfree car kit review Bluetooth
The unit implement the following Bluetooth profiles:
I personally think the Sony Ericsson mobile phones have the best Bluetooth implementation. The phonebook synchronisation requires SYNC profile, and some mobile phones will not support this. You have to note that some features will not work with all phones. The sound is absolutely clear, and there's noise reduction and echo cancellation implemented in the DSP.
And with your phone inside your pocket or briefcase! It's also possible to enable auto-answer, so incoming calls will be automatically connected, without you having to touch any button. The memory can hold up to 200 recorded names. To finish the call, just say the "hang up" word and the call is terminated. While driving you'll just say "Call", wait for the beep, say a name, and complement with location, if needed. If the phonebook contains more than one phone number per name, then you can say "home", "work" or "cellular" to identify which number to call. If the phonebook contains only one phone number, a Bluetooth connection is initiated to your mobile, and the call is connected. You then say a name, and the unit will respond with your voice previously recorded, to confirm it understood the name. Driving around you just have to say the "telephone" word (in my case "Call"), and you'll hear the unit beep. And for each phonebook entry you can record a name. You then turn on a feature called "word spotting", which works pretty much like the "magic word" used with some Ericsson mobile phones (T39m and T68i). It's really up to the user to use one word or other. I also recorded "Call" instead of "telephone", and "disconnect" insted of "hang up". I actually recorded "mobile" instead of "cellular", because this is more common in New Zealand and Australia, like Europe. These words will be recorded twice, so the unit can recognise your voice later. You can train words like "cellular", "home", "work", "telephone", "hang up". It'll add functions to control the DriveBlue. You can answer an incoming call by pressing the corresponding button, but this is not why a handsfree kit exists.Īfter pairing the devices, a new menu shows on the Ericsson T39m, under Extras. The two buttons in the unit are Answer and Hang up. Mind you, just after installation it is ready to use, but you are limited in operations. Next thing you'll do is spend some time completing the configuration. As soon as you power the unit on, or come to range, the sync operation starts. It'll not use the mobile's phone book, but use OBEX to sync both units. Because this mobile can only support one headset at a time, the DriveBlue replaced my current headset (an Ericsson HBH-20) from the top of the list.Īfter pairing the unit will synchronise the phone book. I initiated the pair operation from the mobile.
In my case I tested it with an Ericsson T39m. The first thing you'll notice is that DriveBlue talks to you. The operation is 100% handsfree, providing you have the right mobile phone, and configure it correctly. There are only two buttons, a volume switch and a blue LED. You can move it around so the speaker points to your direction. Once you insert it you'll understand why it looks like a golf club. The unit is made to be powered by the the cigarette lighter power point in your car. The DriveBlue product is available in Europe now. The product is new in the market, but Parrot has distributors around the world, including USA, Australia, Europe and some countries in the Middle East and Asia. And because it uses Bluetooth to link to a mobile phone, no wires are required. The device uses voice recognition technology, bringing true handsfree, voice activated operation for this kit.
This car kit enables handsfree operation of mobile phones, without the need of a cradle or cables. Just released in the market, by Parrot, a French company specialised in voice recognition and in-car technology, is the DriveBlue, an easy to setup and use Bluetooth car kit. Initiatives like Daimler Chrysler's U-Connect will bring this technology closer to the consumer. One of the areas where Bluetooth is predicted to be of great impact is the automotive.
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